Mikel Arteta will miss the trip to his former club with an ankle problem picked up in the midweek draw in Turkey, but World Cup winning trio Per Mertesacker, Lukas Podolski and Mesut Ozil could return.

Kieran Gibbs remains sidelined with a hamstring niggle while midfielders Theo Walcott and Serge Gnabry continue their recovery from knee problems and will not feature.